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Exeter Cathedral
Magnificent Gothic cathedral boasting the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England, dating back to the 12th century.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Heavitree
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Heavitree
Heavitree works well as a base: 10 minutes from Topsham, 23km from Bowerman’s Nose.
Heavitree is in England, United Kingdom, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Topsham, about 4 km away.
Heavitree is a historic village and former civil parish situated formerly outside the walls of the City of Exeter in Devon, England, and is today an eastern district of that city. It was formerly the first significant village outside the city on the road to London. It was the birthplace of the librarian Thomas Bodley,Read more
and the theologian Richard Hooker, and from the 16th century to 1818 was a site for executions within what is now the car park of the St Luke's Campus of the University of Exeter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Heavitree?
Within an hour or so of Heavitree: Exeter Cathedral (2 km), The Bike Shed Exeter (3 km), Powderham Castle (9 km), Bowerman’s Nose (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Heavitree?
The nearest famous roads are B3212 across Dartmoor, Porlock Hill and Countisbury Hill.
Where is Heavitree?
Heavitree is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Topsham.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.7204, -3.4965
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Heavitree
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
The Bike Shed Exeter
The original Bike Shed venue in Exeter's historic city centre, blending motorcycle culture with independent food and drink.
3 km · about 5 min drive
castle
Powderham Castle
The fortified manor of the Courtenay family since 1391, in a deer park beside the Exe estuary.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Bowerman’s Nose
A weathered granite stack on Hayne Down shaped like a human head, tied to a legend of a hunter turned to stone by witches.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Haytor
The most visited granite tor on Dartmoor, a pair of rounded outcrops rising above open moor with easy roadside access.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Hound Tor
A shattered granite tor said to have inspired The Hound of the Baskervilles, beside the ruins of a deserted medieval village.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Bellever Forest
A conifer plantation on the East Dart with Bronze Age hut circles, a clapper bridge and easy riverside walks.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Postbridge Clapper Bridge
A 13th-century granite slab bridge over the East Dart, the best-preserved clapper bridge on Dartmoor.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Heavitree
- 32 kmPostbridge Clapper BridgeA 13th-century granite slab bridge over the East Dart, the best-preserved clapper bridge on Dartmoor.
- 33 kmDartmeetThe confluence of the East and West Dart rivers, a popular riverside spot beside a steep-sided moorland road.
- 35 kmB3212 across DartmoorThe open moorland crossing from Moretonhampstead to Yelverton past Postbridge and Princetown, with ponies on the road.
- 41 kmTarr StepsA 17-span prehistoric-style clapper bridge across the River Barle on Exmoor, repeatedly rebuilt after floods.
- 46 kmGolden CapThe highest point on England's south coast at 191 m, its sandstone summit glowing gold above Charmouth and Lyme Bay.
- 49 kmDunkery BeaconThe highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset at 519 m, with views to the Brecon Beacons and Dartmoor on clear days.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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